I think it's more that "asshole" is never defined in terms of the behavior of the people at the top of the org chart, unless it's like this case where people at

I think it's more that "asshole" is never defined in terms of the behavior of the people at the top of the org chart, unless it's like this case where people at the top start spraying their asshole-ness outside of the company. Absent that, all criticism is chalked up to disgruntlement.